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● projectScaled · subnational · 1987
Coöperatie Zeeuwind
Citizen wind energy cooperative in the province of Zeeland, founded in 1987 by Zeelanders opposed to nuclear power.
illustrative atlas image · Alexander Schimmeck / UnsplashCZCoöperatie Zeeuwind U.A.WDWillemien de JongASAmtul Samie Maqbool
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01 The context
It started with the Bath wind farm and today (co-)owns 13 wind farms with 73 turbines in Zeeland, as well as solar parks. It has more than 3.000 members who contribute capital and receive returns, with the energy generated locally and profits reinvested in the province. It is one of the oldest and most resilient energy cooperatives in the Netherlands and the main subject of an academic study on the survival of community initiatives.
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.
The evidence 1 ›
Evidence'Luctor et emergo', how a community energy initiative survived the changing policy and technology landscape of the Dutch energy system?Energy Policy (Elsevier), vol. 177 · 2023